KBOS Runway 15R/33L — Boston Logan International Airport
10,083 × 150 ft asphalt · true headings 135° / 315° · field elevation 20 ft
Runway 15R/33L at Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS) in Boston, MA is 10,083 ft long and 150 ft wide, asphalt, with true headings 135° and 315°. Over 2005–2025 the wind gave runway 15R the headwind 42.5% of the time and runway 33L 57.5%, with a crosswind above 15 kt in 4.2% of wind hours. KBOS publishes a digital ATIS, so this page shows the runway the tower is actually using right now and builds a record of how often each end is assigned.
Runway 15R/33L — current status
NO CLOSURE REPORTED- The current D-ATIS names no closure, restriction or outage for this runway. Runway NOTAMs are not monitored yet — verify before flight.
Sources: FAA runway record (OurAirports) · D-ATIS · D-ATIS 2054Z (4:54 PM EDT). Runway NOTAM monitoring (closures, lighting, navaid outages) is scheduled for the next phase; until then this card reflects only the FAA runway record and the airport's own D-ATIS.
Current active runways at KBOS
As stated by the airport's D-ATIS — the facility's own broadcast, not an estimate.
This configuration has been stated since 1654Z (12:54 PM EDT).
Show the D-ATIS text
BOS ATIS INFO X 2054Z. 32010KT 10SM SCT065 SCT250 25/12 A3002 (THREE ZERO ZERO TWO). APPROACHES ARE BEING CONDUCTED TO PARALLEL RUNWAYS. ILS 4R, VA 4L, DEP 4R. RWY 33R IS APPROVED FOR TURN OFF. LAHSO IN EFFECT ON RWY 4L. EXPCT FULL LENGTH UNLESS ADVSD OTHRWSE. READBACK ALL HOLD SHORT INSTRCNS AND ASSIGNED ALTITUDES. INCREASED BIRD ACTIVITY IN THE VICINITY OF LOGAN AIRPORT. NUMEROUS CRANES IN BOSTON AREA AND IN VICINITY OF LOGAN AIRPORT. RWY 9/27 CLSD. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO X.
Current wind on Runway 15R/33L
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 10 kt
- Tailwind
- 10 kt
- Crosswind
- 3 ktfrom right
- Headwind
- 10 kt
- Crosswind
- 3 ktfrom left
Wind-favored runway at KBOS right now: 32 (10 kt headwind) — a different runway than this one.
Components use TRUE runway headings and TRUE METAR wind. “Favored by wind” is arithmetic, not an ATC assignment.
ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway
Which runway at KBOS is likely to be in use over the next 12 hours — an estimate, not an ATC assignment.
| Time | Likely runway | Confidence | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now2106Z · 5:06 PM EDT | 04R and 04Lactive · D-ATIS stated by D-ATIS | stated | 300° at 10 kt |
| +1 h2206Z · 6:06 PM EDT | 33Lthen 33R | Low50% | 330° at 9 kt G17 |
| +2 h2306Z · 7:06 PM EDT | 04Lthen 04R | Low39% | 350° at 10 kt G19 |
| +3 h0006Z · 8:06 PM EDT | 04Lthen 04R | Low36% | 350° at 10 kt G19 |
| +6 h0306Z · 11:06 PM EDT | 04Lthen 04R | Low27% | 350° at 10 kt G19 |
| +12 h0906Z · 5:06 AM EDT | 04Lthen 04R | Low20% | 010° at 10 kt |
ATIS Alerts Predicted Runway is an estimate from the TAF wind forecast and runway geometry (most headwind, crosswind penalised, tailwind over 5 kt avoided, longest runway breaks ties). It is not an ATC assignment and does not know about noise abatement, traffic flow or construction unless the D-ATIS states them. TAF issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT).
Runway 15R/33L overview
Physical characteristics from the FAA-derived runway record.
- Length
- 10,083 ft
- Width
- 150 ft
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Runway lights
- Lighted
- Airport elevation
- 20 ft
- FAA record status
- Open
- True heading
- 135°
- Magnetic (approx.)
- ≈ 149°
- FAA record
- Open
- True heading
- 315°
- Magnetic (approx.)
- ≈ 329°
- FAA record
- Open
Runway 15R/33L numbers are magnetic; the stored geometry and every wind calculation on this page are TRUE north, so they never need a variation correction. Magnetic variation here is about 14.0°W (World Magnetic Model). Displaced thresholds, declared distances (TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA), approach lighting, PAPI/VASI, ILS equipment and traffic-pattern direction are FAA NASR fields not yet loaded — they are omitted rather than guessed.
Recorded runway use at KBOS — last 30 days
How often the D-ATIS named each end for arrivals and departures (the facility's own statement).
ATIS Alerts records every change of KBOS's D-ATIS and turns it into a log of which runways the facility named for arrivals and departures. Recording started Sep 18, 2026 — 4 hours captured so far. Usage statistics appear once 24 hours are on record, and become meaningful after a few weeks.
Historical wind and crosswind on runway 15R/33L
20-year hourly climatology from the ASOS archive, computed per runway end.
From 175,153 hourly observations at KBOS (2005–2025), 167,701 with a steady wind direction (4.3% calm, variable or direction-less). One observation per clock hour; TRUE headings against TRUE wind.
Crosswind on runway 15R/33L (either end)
| Crosswind (kt) | Share of wind hours |
|---|---|
| 0–5 | 46.6% |
| 5–10 | 36% |
| 10–15 | 13.2% |
| 15–20 | 3.3% |
| 20–25 | 0.7% |
| 25+ | 0.2% |
Strongest-crosswind month on average: Apr; calmest: Aug. Percentiles are streaming approximations (t-digest), accurate to about 0.1 kt.
Runway 15R
Runway 33L
“Wind-favored” counts the hours this end had the most headwind of every open runway at KBOS — wind arithmetic, not an ATC assignment (parallel runways with the same heading share the credit equally). Recorded D-ATIS use, where available, is the section above.
By wind direction
| Wind from | Share of wind hours | 15R favored | 33L favored | Mean crosswind | Crosswind > 15 kt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N 338–023° | 11% | 0% | 12.5% | 5.8 kt | 3% |
| NE 023–068° | 7% | 0% | 0% | 10.5 kt | 18.4% |
| E 068–113° | 12% | 0% | 0% | 6.4 kt | 2.1% |
| SE 113–158° | 6% | 28.7% | 0% | 1.3 kt | 0% |
| S 158–203° | 12% | 4.8% | 0% | 6.8 kt | 3.4% |
| SW 203–248° | 16% | 0% | 0% | 9.8 kt | 9.2% |
| W 248–293° | 20% | 0% | 0% | 6.9 kt | 2.1% |
| NW 293–338° | 16% | 0% | 30.6% | 1.8 kt | 0% |
By time of day (airport-local)
Seasonal runway conditions
| Month | Mean crosswind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 kt |
| Feb | 6.3 kt |
| Mar | 6.7 kt |
| Apr | 6.8 kt |
| May | 6.6 kt |
| Jun | 6.2 kt |
| Jul | 6.1 kt |
| Aug | 5.7 kt |
| Sep | 6.1 kt |
| Oct | 6.5 kt |
| Nov | 6.1 kt |
| Dec | 6.1 kt |
| Month | Prevailing | Mean wind | Gusty | Mean xw | xw > 10 | xw > 15 | xw > 20 | 15R tail > 5 | 33L tail > 5 | IFR | TS | Fog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | W | 10.4 kt | 28.5% | 6.2 kt | 17.6% | 5% | 1.3% | 53.9% | 7.8% | 11% | 0.02% | 11.7% |
| Feb | W | 10.4 kt | 27.3% | 6.3 kt | 18.2% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 51.3% | 11% | 11.6% | 0.03% | 11.9% |
| Mar | W | 10.9 kt | 29.4% | 6.7 kt | 20.8% | 6.5% | 2% | 46.6% | 16.6% | 10.6% | 0.01% | 10.3% |
| Apr | W | 10.4 kt | 24.2% | 6.8 kt | 21.4% | 5.9% | 1.3% | 35.9% | 24.1% | 10.4% | 0.1% | 10.3% |
| May | E | 9.2 kt | 16% | 6.6 kt | 19.3% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 25.4% | 22.1% | 12.9% | 0.28% | 10.9% |
| Jun | SW | 8.6 kt | 13.2% | 6.2 kt | 14.9% | 2.4% | 0.3% | 23.7% | 22.4% | 11% | 0.63% | 10.9% |
| Jul | SW | 8.2 kt | 11.1% | 6.1 kt | 14.9% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 20.3% | 21.7% | 7% | 0.79% | 7.7% |
| Aug | SW | 8 kt | 9.5% | 5.7 kt | 11.9% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 22.3% | 20.8% | 5.6% | 0.48% | 5.7% |
| Sep | SW | 8.4 kt | 10.3% | 6.1 kt | 15.7% | 2.9% | 0.3% | 24.7% | 18.5% | 7.6% | 0.26% | 7% |
| Oct | W | 9.2 kt | 18.3% | 6.5 kt | 19.2% | 6.1% | 1.6% | 34.3% | 15.2% | 9.4% | 0.06% | 10.4% |
| Nov | W | 9.5 kt | 22.8% | 6.1 kt | 17.2% | 4% | 0.7% | 44.8% | 9.7% | 7.2% | 0.01% | 8.7% |
| Dec | W | 9.9 kt | 24.7% | 6.1 kt | 17.3% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 48.9% | 10% | 11.6% | 0% | 13% |
IFR, thunderstorm (TS) and fog columns are airport-wide shares of hours; the crosswind and tailwind columns are specific to this runway. Prevailing = most common 45° wind sector among wind hours.
Runway 15R/33L closure history
Runway NOTAM history begins when the NOTAM feed goes live (next phase).
D-ATIS broadcasts recorded since Sep 18, 2026 declared runway 15R closed on 0 days and runway 33L closed on 0 days in the last 30 days. Scheduled and unscheduled closure NOTAMs, with start and end times and the official text, will appear here once ATIS Alerts records runway NOTAMs; there is no retrievable archive, so history accrues from that date forward.
Instrument approaches to runway 15R/33L
From the FAA d-TPP, linked to the official plates.
Runway 15R
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 15R ↗precision
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) RWY 15R ↗
Runway 33L
- ILSILS OR LOC RWY 33L ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 33L (CAT II - III) ↗precision
- ILSILS RWY 33L (SA CAT I) ↗precision
- VISUALLIGHT VISUAL RWY 33L ↗
- RNAV (GPS)RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 33L ↗
- RNAV (RNP)RNAV (RNP) X RWY 33L ↗
19 departure procedures · 9 STARs · FAA hot spots page ↗ · LAHSO page ↗ · FAA d-TPP cycle 2610. Plates open on aeronav.faa.gov (public domain); ATIS Alerts does not reproduce charts or minimums.
Methodology and sources
- Active runwaysare read from the airport's D-ATIS text (community relay of the FAA broadcast) with an open, tested parser; the broadcast text is always shown. Every change is recorded, so “recorded use” is what the facility stated, never an inference.
- Wind components use the current METAR (aviationweather.gov) against TRUE runway headings from the OurAirports/FAA runway record.
- Predicted runway scores each open end from the TAF wind (headwind, crosswind penalty, tailwind avoidance, longest-runway tie-break); confidence falls with forecast distance, gusts and TAF age. It does not model noise abatement or flow programs.
- Climatology: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, one observation per hour, 45° wind sectors, percentiles via t-digest; runway geometry is today's record applied to all years. Methodology v1.
- Approaches: FAA d-TPP metafile, current charting cycle; plates link to aeronav.faa.gov. No minimums are reproduced.
- Data freshness: METAR and D-ATIS refresh every minute on this page; the D-ATIS recorder ran 1 min ago; climatology through 2025-12-31.
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⚠️ ATIS Alerts provides informational runway analysis based on available weather, D-ATIS, FAA data and historical observations. Active runways shown here are read from D-ATIS text and may lag or be misread; predicted runways are an ATIS Alerts estimate, not an ATC assignment. Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.
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